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Staggs: Week 8 Fantasy Football Positional Rankings

By Anthony Staggs–

(CBS) It's Week 8 of the NFL season, and here are the fantasy football positional rankings to help you make your tough decisions.

Teams on a bye: Ravens, Rams, Dolphins, Giants, Steelers and 49ers.

Quarterback

1. Aaron Rodgers, GB @ ATL
2. Tom Brady, NE @ BUF
3. Matt Ryan, ATL vs GB
4. Cam Newton, CAR vs ARI
5. Andrew Luck, IND vs KC
6. Drew Brees, NO vs SEA
7. Russell Wilson, SEA @ NO
8. Derek Carr, OAK @ TB
9. Jameis Winston, TB vs OAK
10. Marcus Mariota, TEN vs JAC
11. Matthew Stafford, DET @ HOU
12. Andy Dalton, CIN vs WAS
13. Tyrod Taylor, BUF vs NE
14. Kirk Cousins, WAS @ CIN
15. Dak Prescott, DAL vs PHI
16. Philip Rivers, SD @ DEN
17. Alex Smith, KC @ IND
18. Carson Palmer, ARI @ CAR
19. Blake Bortles, JAC @ TEN
20. Carson Wentz, PHI @ DAL
21. Ryan Fitzpatrick, NYJ @ CLE
22. Trevor Siemian, DEN vs SD
23. Sam Bradford, MIN @ CHI
24. Jay Cutler, CHI vs MIN
25. Brock Osweiler, HOU vs DET
26. Cody Kessler, CLE vs NYJ

Running back

1. David Johnson, ARI @ CAR
2. Ezekiel Elliott, DAL vs PHI
3. DeMarco Murray, TEN vs JAC
4. Spencer Ware, KC @ IND
5. Christine Michael, SEA @ NO
6. Matt Forte, NYJ @ CLE
7. Lamar Miller, HOU vs DET
8. Melvin Gordon, SD @ DEN
9. Devonta Freeman, ATL vs GB
10. C.J. Anderson, DEN vs SD
11. LeSean McCoy, BUF vs NE
12. Jeremy Hill, CIN vs WAS
13. Frank Gore, IND vs KC
14. Mark Ingram, NO vs SEA
15. Jacquizz Rodgers, TB vs OAK
16. Jerick McKinnon, MIN @ CHI
17. James White, NE @ BUF
18. Giovani Bernard, CIN vs WAS
19. Jonathan Stewart, CAR vs ARI
20. Latavius Murray, OAK @ TB
21. Theo Riddick, DET @ HOU
22. Tevin Coleman, ATL vs GB
23. Jordan Howard, CHI vs MIN
24. Duke Johnson, CLE vs NYJ
25. Matt Jones, WAS @ CIN
26. LeGarrette Blount, NE @ BUF
27. Jamaal Charles, KC @ IND
28. Chris Ivory, JAC @ TEN
29. Isaiah Crowell, CLE vs NYJ
30. Ryan Mathews, PH @ DAL
31. Matt Asiata, MIN @ CHI
32. Darren Sproles, PHI @ DAL
33. Knile Davis, GB @ ATL
34. T.J. Yeldon, JAC @ TEN
35. Devontae Booker, DEN vs SD
36. Mike Gillislee, BUF vs NE
37. Chris Thompson, WAS @ CIN
38. C.J. Prosise, SEA @ NO
39. Fozzy Whittaker, CAR vs ARI
40. Ka'Deem Carey, CHI vs MIN
41. Zach Zenner, DET @ HOU
42. DeAndre Washington, OAK @ TB
43. Travaris Cadet, NO vs SEA
44. Bilal Powell, NYJ @ CLE
45. Don Jackson, GB @ ATL
46. Alfred Morris, DAL vs PHI
47. Jalen Richard, OAK @ TB
48. Robert Kelley, WAS @ CIN
49. Dexter McCluster, SD @ DEN
50. Derrick Henry, TEN vs JAC

Receiver

1. Julio Jones, ATL vs GB
2. Brandon Marshall, NYJ @ CLE
3. Mike Evans, TB vs OAK
4. A.J. Green, CIN vs WAS
5. DeAndre Hopkins, HOU vs DET
6. T.Y. Hilton, IND vs KC
7. Amari Cooper, OAK @ TB
8. Dez Bryant, DAL vs PHI
9. Randall Cobb, GB @ ATL
10. Marvin Jones, DET @ HOU
11. Michael Crabtree, OAK @ TB
12. Doug Baldwin, SEA@ NO
13. Emmanuel Sanders, DEN vs SD
14. Stefon Diggs, MIN @ CHI
15. Allen Robinson, JAC @ TEN
16. Brandin Cooks, NO vs SEA
17. Larry Fitzgerald, ARI @ CAR
18. Jordy Nelson, GB @ ATL
19. Demaryius Thomas, DEN vs SD
20. Julian Edelman, NE @ BUF
21. Kelvin Benjamin, CAR vs ARI
22. Golden Tate, DET @ HOU
23. Donte Moncrief, IND vs KC
24. Ty Montgomery, GB @ ATL
25. Alshon Jeffery, CHI vs MIN
26. Will Fuller, HOU vs DET
27. Jeremy Maclin, KC @ IND
28. Michael Thomas, NO vs SEA
29. Terrelle Pryor, CLE vs NYJ
30. Davante Adams, GB @ ATL
31. John Brown, ARI @ CAR
32. Tyrell Williams, SD @ DEN
33. Brandon LaFell, CIN vs WAS
34. Quincy Enunwa, NYJ @ CLE
35. Willie Snead, NO vs SEA
36. Jamison Crowder, WAS @ CIN
37. Chris Hogan, NE @ BUF
38. Jordan Matthews, PHI @ DAL
39. Allen Hurns, JAC @ TEN
40. Cole Beasley, DAL vs PHI
41. Cameron Meredith, CHI vs MIN
42. Travis Benjamin, SD @ DEN
43. Mohamed Sanu, ATL vs GB
44. Anquan Boldin, DET @ HOU
45. Michael Floyd, ARI @ CAR
46. DeSean Jackson, WAS @ CIN
47. Seth Roberts, OAK @ TB
48. Ted Ginn, CAR vs ARI
49. Robert Woods, BUF vs NE
50. Dorial Green-Beckham, PHI @ DAL

Tight end

1. Rob Gronkowski, NE @ BUF
2. Greg Olsen, CAR vs ARI
3. Travis Kelce, KC @ IND
4. Delanie Walker, TEN vs JAC
5. Jimmy Graham, SEA @ NO
6. Jordan Reed, WAS @ CIN
7. Hunter Henry, SD @ DEN
8. Kyle Rudolph, MIN @ CHI
9. Martellus Bennett, NE @ BUF
10. Coby Fleener, NO vs SEA
11. Zach Miller, CHI vs MIN
12. Julius Thomas, JAC @ TEN
13. Jack Doylem IND vs KC
14. Antonio Gates, SD @ DEN
15. Tyler Eifert, CIN vs WAS
16. Gary Barnidge, CLE vs NYJ
17. Zach Ertz, PHI @ DAL
18. C.J. Fiedorowicz, HOU vs DET
19. Jason Witten, DAL vs PHI
20. Charles Clay, BUF vs NE
21. Cameron Brate, TB vs OAK
22. Jacob Tamme, ATL vs GB
23. Richard Rodgers, GB @ ATL
24. Virgil Green, DEN vs SD
25. Clive Walford, OAK @ TB
26. Josh Hill, NO vs SEA
27. Austin Seferian-Jenkins, NYJ @ CLE
28. Trey Burton, PHI@ DAL
29. Ryan Griffin, HOU vs DET
30. Vernon Davis, WAS @ CIN

Anthony Staggs is a fantasy football contributor for 670 The Score and can be heard on "Chicago's Fantasy Football Today" every Sunday during football season from 8-9 a.m. CT on WSCR-670 and 670thescore.com/listen. Follow him on Twitter @pyroman1ac and feel free to ask fantasy questions.

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